Deseret News archives: 100 years ago, sled dogs arrived in Nome, Alaska, with lifesaving medicine
A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives. On Feb. 2, 1925, the legendary Alaska Serum ...
Mushers and dogs braved a horrific Alaska winter to deliver lifesaving serum 100 years ago
Now, 100 years later, Nome is remembering its saviors — the sled dogs and mushers who raced for more than five days through ...
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This Heroic Dog Raced Across the Frozen Alaskan Wilderness to Deliver Life-Saving Medicine—but His Contributions Were Long Overlooked
The temperature hovered around freezing in New York’s Central Park on December 15, 1925. Clad in a thick fur coat, Alaskan ...
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On the centennial of the Nome Serum Run, the story of the sordid aftermath for its two most famous dogs, Balto and Togo
Balto and a portion of the team were confined to the back room Los Angeles dime museum before they were purchased by a ...
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How a warming climate is part of a shift in sled dog genetics
While some changes in mushing come from development in the sport, others have been forced by a changing climate. One part of ...
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Mushers, dogs braved harsh Alaska winter to deliver life-saving serum 100 years ago
Nome, Alaska, remembers its saviors — the sled dogs and mushers who raced for more than five days through hypothermia, ...
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Mushers and dogs braved a horrific Alaska winter to deliver lifesaving serum 100 years ago
Instead, officials shipped the serum by rail to Nenana in interior Alaska, some 675 miles from Nome via the frozen Yukon River and mail trails. FILE – Leonhard Seppala and his sled dog team are ...